What other scriptures highlight God's faithfulness to His covenants? Anchor Verse: 2 Chronicles 13:5—God’s Covenant of Salt with David “Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?” • A “covenant of salt” speaks of permanence and preservation—David’s line will endure because God Himself pledged it. From the Flood to the Nations: The Noahic Covenant Genesis 9:15–16: “I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature… the waters will never again become a flood to destroy all life.” • The rainbow after every storm quietly affirms, “God keeps His word.” Promise Under the Stars: The Abrahamic Covenant Genesis 17:7: “I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you…” Genesis 22:16–18: “By Myself I have sworn… in your seed all the nations of the earth will be blessed.” • Paul ties this oath to the gospel (Galatians 3:8, 16), showing God’s faithfulness reaches to us. Delivered and Treasured: The Mosaic Covenant Exodus 2:24: “God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Deuteronomy 7:9: “Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations…” • Even Israel’s failures could not nullify the pledge; the tablets of stone rested inside the ark, carried at the nation’s heart. A Throne Established Forever: The Davidic Covenant 2 Samuel 7:16: “Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.” Psalm 89:3–4: “I have made a covenant with My chosen one… ‘I will establish your offspring forever.’” • Jesus, “the Root and the Offspring of David” (Revelation 22:16), is living proof that God’s oath stands intact. “An Everlasting Covenant of Salt”: Priestly Provision Numbers 18:19: “It is an everlasting covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your descendants.” • Daily priestly provision showcased the preserving power of God’s promises. A Better Covenant, Founded on Better Promises: The New Covenant Jeremiah 31:31–33: “I will make a new covenant… I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts…” Jeremiah 32:40: “I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing them good.” Hebrews 8:6: “He is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.” Hebrews 10:23: “Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.” • The cross is the salt of this covenant—preserving, purifying, guaranteeing eternal life to all who believe. Threading the Verses Together • Every covenant builds on the last, unveiling a single storyline of unwavering mercy. • God never forgets, never reneges, never moves the goalposts—whether preserving creation after the flood, multiplying Abraham’s offspring, guiding Israel through Sinai, securing David’s throne, or writing His law on hearts, His faithfulness remains the same. |
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